A German hit will enchant American readers

As Ruby Red begins, Gwen Shepherd is just an ordinary 16-year-old living in London with her mother, brother and sister and her eccentric extended family in a “posh” house full of paintings and antique furniture. She attends St. Lennox High School with her best friend, Lesley.But on closer inspection, “ordinary” may not be exactly the right word to describe Gwen. First,...